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Robotham, Michael

Michael Robotham is an Australian author of crime novels and a ghost writer. He was born in Casino, New South Wales, northeast Australia. His father was a teacher and there were plenty of books at home, but Michael preferred outdoor activities. When he was five years old, the family move to a small farming community, Gundagai, and seven years later to Coffs Harbour where Robotham graduated from...

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Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen

Gender: Male

The internationally renowned scientist and genius is known as the “Thinking Machine”. Readers of mystery novels know him from the stories of Jacques Futrelle. Professor Van Dusen has an abnormally large head, little patience and is a stickler for facts. As a result, he is able to even break out of the high security Cell 13 …

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